SAEP Annual Report 2021_SA

Letter From The Chairperson..........................................3 Reflection from the CEO...............................................4 Programmeoverview..................................................5 Programme statistics.................................................5 Funders and partners..............................................6 Early Childhood Development.............................8 Siyakhathala Programme.................................12 Hope Scholars Programme.............................13 Bridging Year Programme............................15 Tertiary Support Programme........................18 CONTENTS

Letter From The Chairperson Another year has gone by during which the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted everyone’s lives, particularly those of our beneficiaries and our programmes. It has also been a year in which SAEP staff became victims of three car hijackings and other crime – which left those involved very shaken and also affected the rest of the organisation and our work. However, despite these trying circumstances, 2021 has shown us once again that SAEP has a team that sticks together with tremendous resilience and team spirit, a team that works passionately and creatively to improve the lives of our beneficiaries, and a team that can achieve great things regardless of challenging obstacles along the way. On behalf of SAEP Board of Directors, thank you to each and every one of our staff members, volunteers and students for your commitment, courage and determination! In February 2021, the leadership of SAEP team was taken over by SAEP’s new Chief Executive Officer, Donavan Fullard, and we said a heartfelt goodbye and thank you to SAEP’s Director of 18 years, Jane Keen. I would like to take this opportunity to once again welcome Donavan Fullard as the new head of the organisation and to thank him for his skilful leadership and guidance during his first year as CEO of SAEP. Prioritising and understanding the needs of the communities we work in has always been one of SAEP’s greatest strengths. In 2020, we started working on a new strategic direction for the organisation in response to the developing needs of our communities and beneficiaries. With the help of SAEP staff, Board of Directors as well as our new CEO Donavan, a full strategy plan for the organisation was finalised in 2021 which provides direction and a stable framework for the expansion and growth of our work in the next three years. Our focus lies on supporting a larger beneficiary base within Philippi and the surrounding areas by nurturing youth through education, psycho-social support and stimulating experiences in South Africa’s natural landscape. Being able to offer these vital services to Cape Town’s marginalised youth is a challenge in itself given the financial climate and uncertainties that the pandemic has left us with. Now, more than ever, we would like to thank our donors and partners for their unwavering support – without their input and generous giving, our work would not be possible.

SAEP has a team that sticks together with tremendous resilience and team spirit, a team that works passionately and creatively to improve the lives of our beneficiaries, and a team that can achieve great things regardless of challenging obstacles along the way.

Our mission is to prepare and motivate children and youth from

Team............................................................20 Finances....................................................22 How can you donate.............................24

under-resourced communities to thrive through education, life skills and psycho-social support.

"Alone we can do so little; together we can

do so much." Helen Keller

Let us continue to work hand in hand to improve the lives of so many young South Africans and to create a better future for all. Isabel Essen Chairperson

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